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“To have the opportunity to play for such a great SEC school where I’ve had my family play before, there’s no words that I can use to describe this feeling,” Ben Brown said. “It’s incredible. I’m just extremely blessed to have the opportunity.

“Ole Miss is such a great program. I’m just very excited to have the opportunity to be coached by (head) Coach (Hugh) Freeze and (offensive line) Coach (Matt) Luke. It’s incredible to have a chance to play for a team that’s competing for a national championship.”

Brown is the No. 85 offensive tackle and No. 803 player overall, according to 247Sports’ Composite Rating. The 6-foot-6, 290-pound held five other offers, choosing the Rebels over Missouri, Southern Miss and Vanderbilt, among others.

Brown first caught the eye of Luke two summers ago when Brown attended an Ole Miss camp. After Brown performed well at Ole Miss’ camp last summer, Luke said he’d keep an eye on him.

Brown described his leadership, moral values and strength as the strong points of his game and his technique on his pass blocking as something that needs to be improved upon.

Brown said the Rebels might consider him at offensive guard because they signed four offensive tackles in the 2016 recruiting class, a group highlighted by five-star Greg Little and four-star Bryce Mathews, and because of the offense that the Rebels run.

“Wherever on the offensive line I’m needed, I’m there 100 percent,” Brown said.

When Brown broke the news of his commitment to his father, Tim said he began running around the house doing the Landshark hand gesture. Tim, a pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Vicksburg, joked his congregation would’ve died if it had seen him celebrating.

He’s happy to see his son continue the family legacy at Ole Miss.

“The coaches made it clear that they weren’t offering Ben because I played there. I wasn’t that good,” Brown said, laughing. “I’m at a loss for words. We’re so excited, we’re so humbled by this, so blessed. It was such a relief for me that he’s making up his mind, and he’s now going to work toward that goal. He knows where he’s going, and that’s a great thing.”